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Waterstones Books of the Century

Waterstones bookstore chain released this list in 1997 based on the results of their Books of the Century Poll.
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The Lord of the Rings (J.R.R.Tolkien)
The Lord of the Rings (J.R.R.Tolkien)
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1984 (George Orwell)
1984 (George Orwell)
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Animal Farm
Animal Farm
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Ulysses (James Joyce)
Ulysses (James Joyce)
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Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
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The Catcher in the Rye
The Catcher in the Rye
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To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
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One Hundred Years of Solitude (Gabriel Garcia Marquez)
One Hundred Years of Solitude (Gabriel Garcia Marquez)
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The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
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Trainspotting
Trainspotting
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Wild Swans
Wild Swans
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The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
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Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
14
On the Road (Jack Kerouac)
On the Road (Jack Kerouac)
15
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
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The Wind in the Willows (Kenneth Grahame)
The Wind in the Willows (Kenneth Grahame)
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Winnie-The-Pooh (A. A. Milne)
Winnie-The-Pooh (A. A. Milne)
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The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
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The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
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The Stranger (Albert Camus)
The Stranger (Albert Camus)
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The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (C.S. Lewis)
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (C.S. Lewis)
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The Trial (Franz Kafka)
The Trial (Franz Kafka)
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Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
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Midnight's Children (Salman Rushdie)
Midnight's Children (Salman Rushdie)
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The Diary of a Young Girl
The Diary of a Young Girl
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A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
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Sons and Lovers (D.H. Lawrence)
Sons and Lovers (D.H. Lawrence)
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To the Lighthouse
To the Lighthouse
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If This Is a Man
If This Is a Man
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Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov)
Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov)
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The Wasp Factory - Iain Banks
The Wasp Factory - Iain Banks
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Remembrance of Things Past
Remembrance of Things Past
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Roald Dahl)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Roald Dahl)
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Of Mice and Men
Of Mice and Men
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Beloved, by Toni Morrison
Beloved, by Toni Morrison
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Possession
Possession
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Heart of Darkness (Joseph Conrad)
Heart of Darkness (Joseph Conrad)
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A Passage to India (E.M. Forster)
A Passage to India (E.M. Forster)
40
Watership Down (Richard Adams)
Watership Down (Richard Adams)
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